Raised Garden Bed Designs Cinder Block

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Raised garden bed designs cinder block. As an example the maker of this raised bed transformed a bed s base support to a stage for child s play and then turned it into a raised garden bed when her kids outgrew the stage. This gardener at home designed inspired took it one step further and personalized their block garden with a little colorful paint. You can arrange the blocks in a geometric pattern for example.

The iron will rot and wood will decay in the soil maybe after a long time. The ground outside of the raised garden is covered in small pebbles and the grass is perfectly trimmed. 12 raised garden beds made with cinder blocks.

In most of his cinder block beds he plants a variety of vegetables in the center and onions in the perimeter holes. However the cinder blocks story is interesting as they will not decay or rot ever. These beds were built by jon hughes on gardenweb.

Concrete blocks are one of the most popular. These cinder blocks are 8 x8 x16 from home depot. The center one is two blocks high which makes it stand out as the central area of the garden.

Building a concrete block raised bed is easy and inexpensive. Unlike a standard rectangular bed you can build it up to save on space. They make for wonderful garden edgings or you can plant directly into them to show off your beautiful spring flowers or house your herbs.

Cinderblocks are easy to get your hands on and are easy to work with. The long sides of the garden bed have eight cinder blocks and the ends have three for a total of 22 cinder blocks per raised bed. He grows enough food to donate a huge amount to his local food bank.